Welcome to the Reader‘s morning briefing for Tuesday, February 9, 2016.
21-year-old activist shot and killed Friday night in Park Manor
Activist Matthew M. Williams was killed Friday night after someone fired a shot through the window of a Park Manor apartment where he had been playing Xbox with friends. According to friends on Twitter, Williams was among the protesters who demonstrated outside Mayor Emanuel’s house in December. (The Reader is looking into this story and will have updates as soon as they are available.) [Tribune] [Twitter]